SAA GIS Data Base

The following information describes the top level of the SAA GIS Data Base in its CD-ROM set structure. Click on a SAA CD level (i.e. saa1/) to see the pages describing the contents on that CD. Data sets, metadata, and graphics can be downloaded from the data set/graphics file level.

NOTE: Some data sets and graphic files from these pages replace files and coverages on the CD-ROM set. They are marked REPLACEMENT. These are corrections of errors found in the CD-ROM version. In addition, new data sets and updated data sets, (not found on the CD set) are marked accordingly (NEW, UPDATE).

SAA Version 3.0
Release Date: 3/21/96
Karl A. Hermann

The Southern Appalachian Assessment GIS Data Base CD-ROM set consists of five CDs. The structure and contents are described in the following pages. A forward slash (/) indicates a directory. Indentation indicates subdirectories or directory contents (coverages or files).

saa1/

CD disc 1

readme/
Contents Information and Data Base Parameters

saa_100k/
ARC/INFO 1:100,000 scale coverages

saa_250k/
ARC/INFO 1:250,000 scale coverages

saa_2mil/
ARC/INFO 1:2,000,000 scale coverages

saa_pts/
ARC/INFO Point coverages

saa_tab/
INFO tables and ARC/INFO state and county 1:100k coverages for relates

saa2/

CD disc 2

readme/
Contents Information and Data Base Parameters

saa_24k/
ARC/INFO 1:24,000 coverages

saa3/

CD disc 3

readme/
Contents Information and Data Base Parameters

saa_rast/
ARC/INFO GRID coverages (raster data)

saa4/

CD disc 4

readme/
Contents Information and Data Base Parameters

saa_lc/
ARC/INFO polygon coverages of the SAA produced Land Cover data (1:100,000)

saa5/

CD disc 5

readme/
Contents Information and Data Base Parameters

saa_gra/
Postscript graphics

saa_misc/
Species Matrix and other Spreadsheets

saa_modl/
ARC/INFO Polygon Coverages of Modeled data

saa_rast/
Additional ARC/INFO GRID coverages (raster)

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